Pharmacy Education 2026 - FAQs

Pharmacy Education 2026, the 2026 AACP Annual Meeting, will be held at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. Please refer to your meeting registration confirmation email to reserve your hotel room and receive additional travel information. Programming will be held at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, July 18-21. 

Yes! Spouse/guest registration is FREE for members and non-members. Spouse/Guest registration only includes entrance to the Exhibitor’s Opening Reception on Sunday, July 19th. This registration does not apply to faculty, administrators and/or staff of a pharmacy school.  
 

Welcome! We are glad you have chosen to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting. AACP has developed a new faculty/first-timers orientation session to share, learn and network with colleagues about the wonderful opportunities available during the meeting. This will be held on Saturday, July 18th. 

For health and safety considerations, children under the age of 16 are not permitted to attend any functions, including the Closing Reception, Exhibit Hall or educational programming. Children 16 years and older must be registered as guests or have an event ticket to attend any function. 

Attire at AACP Annual Meeting sessions is business casual. Feel free to be comfortable in slacks, polo shirts, cardigans (for chilly meeting rooms), blazers, blouses and most importantly, comfortable shoes.

The Grapevine summer temperatures average a high in the mid-90s and an average low in the mid-70s. Rainfall is usually minimal at this time of year, so it is advisable to ensure proper heat protection when outside. 

The closest airport to the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center is Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). DFW is located approximately 6.0 miles from the hotel.
 

The Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center is approximately an 8-minute taxi or rideshare away from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).  

On-Site Self-Parking: 

$24.00/day (plus tax) 

Valet Parking: 

$49.00/day (plus tax)

Electric Car Charging Station Available

Note: Same rates apply for hotel guests and those in the day of the event.
 

For any questions regarding hotel and travel, meeting programming or general inquiries, please contact the meetings team, at meetings@aacp.org. 
 

Annual Meeting registration will open in April. Visit the registration portion of AACP’s Annual Meeting website for more information regarding registration. Reminder: members must be logged into the AACP website with their username and password to access the member registration rates. 
 

Refunds will be processed on all cancellations received in writing by June 19, 2026, excluding a $150 administrative processing fee. Due to meeting costs, no portion of the registration will be refunded for cancellations after June 19, 2026. All refunds will be issued in the form of a credit for use towards AACP's Programs, Products or Services within one year from the date of issue. All cancellation requests must be sent in writing to Janet Mudd, Senior Accountant at  jmudd@aacp.org.

For payments, refunds, cancellations, receipts, and changes to registrations, please contact Janet Mudd, Senior Accountant, at jmudd@aacp.org or 703-739-2330 ext. 1023. 

Early-bird registration opens in April and ends June 19, 2026. Payments must be received on or before June 19, 2026 to receive the early-bird discounted rates. Credit cards are the only form of payment accepted. AACP accepts Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Regular registration rates will apply for payments received between June 20-July 10, 2026. Last Call online registration will be available through July 21, 2026, and onsite at the conference. 

For payments, refunds, cancellations, receipts and changes to registrations, please contact Janet Mudd, Senior Accountant, at 703-739-2330 ext. 1023. 

Please contact LaToya Casteel, Membership Manager, at 703-739-2330 ext. 1000. 

Yes, if you are not currently a member of AACP, but you are a faculty or staff member at a U.S. College/School of Pharmacy, you are eligible for a complimentary AACP membership and can register at the member rate. Please contact membership services mail@aacp.org to set-up this membership prior to registering for the conference. 
 

Your name badge and registration packet will be available onsite at the AACP Registration and Help Desk. The registration desk will be open during the following times:                                                                                                                                                                                   

• Friday, July 17, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.  
• Saturday, July 18, 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• Sunday, July 19, 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.  
• Monday, July 20, 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.  
• Tuesday, July 21, 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.  

Admissions Workshop registration materials can be picked up at the Grapevine Registration Desk – Convention Center – Level Three at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center during the following times:

• Thursday, July 16, 4:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.
• Friday, July 17, 8:00 a.m.– 11:00 a.m. 
   

All accredited continuing education sessions are marked as such in the program schedule. 

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  

Meeting registrants must attend the accredited continuing education activities presented during the meeting and complete the CE post-assessment and activity evaluation for each accredited education activity they are requesting credits. A passing score of 75% is required to obtain CPE credit.

CPE credit information will be electronically transmitted to CPE Monitor upon successful completion of the CE post-assessment and evaluation. Pharmacists should log in to their NABP e-profile to access information about their completed CPE and to print a valid statement of credit if needed.

Note, it is imperative that pharmacist attendee’s NABP e-Profile ID and birthdate (in MM/DD format) are correctly entered into their profile and correspond with their NABP record. Failure to ensure this information is identical in both programs will jeopardize their earning CPE credits.

If you have questions regarding CE before or after Pharmacy Education 2026, please contact cpd@aacp.org. 

Presentation materials that are submitted to AACP will be available on the Pharmacy Education 2026 event site/mobile app by mid-July. 

There will be no recorded or live-streamed events at Pharmacy Education 2026. 
 

Yes, the Live Poster Symposium will take place on Sunday, July 19th, with two poster sessions. Each poster will be assigned for only one session. Poster Session 1 will take place from 7:00 a.m- 12:00 PM CT and Poster Session 2 from 1:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m CT  in the following categories (1) Research and Education posters; (2) Trainee poster competition ; (3) Community Pharmacy Student Scholars Program (CPSS) ; (4) NIA Award Recipient posters; (5) Award Recipient posters; (6) Aspiring Academics posters and (7) ALFP Cohort 22 posters for viewing at Pharmacy Education 2026. 
 

Posters presented include Research and Education posters and Trainee posters from AACP’s nine Sections (Administrative Services, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Continuing Professional Education, Drug Information and Library Sciences, Experiential Education, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacy Practice and Social and Administrative Sciences), Community Pharmacy Student Scholars Program, New Investigator Award recipients, ALFP Cohort 22, Aspiring Academics participants, Innovations in Teaching Award recipients and Excellence in Assessment Award recipients. 

Posters will be displayed live in Grapevine, Texas, for all registered attendees. Posters can also be accessed on the meeting app for registered attendees to search by poster name, and author name.  
 

All accepted poster abstracts will be published in AJPE by October 2026. 
 

Physical/printed posters can be no larger than 45 inches high by 90 inches wide. You are responsible for printing your own poster. If you prefer to print your posters onsite, please visit FedEx: Gaylord Texan Resort Shipping Instructions. 
 

AACP cannot accommodate audio/visual equipment and/or computers at the poster symposium. Additionally, AACP will not provide handouts or display tables. 

The 2026 Poster Symposium will be held as a one-day event on Sunday, July 19, in the Exhibit Hall, where all accepted posters will be displayed.

• Poster Session 1 from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m CT
• Poster Session 2 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m CT

Poster Session 1 is from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CT

• Author Hour is 7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. CT 
• Set-up time is 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday or 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Sunday
• Take-down time is 12:15 p.m. CT on Sunday

Poster Session 2 is from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CT 

• Author Hour is 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CT 
• Set-up time is after 12:30 p.m. CT on Sunday 
• Take-down time is 6:00 p.m. CT on Sunday

The School Poster category will not be available for the 2026 Annual Meeting. 

The 2026 Trainee Poster Judging Competition will take place virtually on the Cadmium platform in July 2026. All Trainee Finalists are required to register for the Annual Meeting to present their posters live in Grapevine, Texas. 
 

The Trainee Competition Winners will be announced at the Annual Meeting. 
 

Please get in touch with Alena Sankarathil, Project Coordinator or Nidhi Gandhi-Patel, Director of Transformation and Academic Initiatives at aacpposters@aacp.org for any questions or concerns.  
 

Once you register for the meeting, you will receive a confirmation email with hotel details.  

As a registered AACP meeting attendee, WiFi information will be available in the AACP Registration and Help Desk Area. Please note there is a bandwidth limit, and we ask you to access only one personal device at a time and not to stream videos. 

Yes! AACP will host two morning yoga sessions during the event. One will be on Monday, July 20, and the other on Tuesday, July 21.